Thinking out loud about how you would respond to "how are you?" gets me thoughtful about impersonal greetings, a life of living alone, and the characteristics of our lived spaces that perhaps intensify our loneliness.

blankets and the business of chasing your dreams | 2 a.m. friend

A pleasure to see you awake. It's your 2 a.m. friend here, still awake because I can't sleep. Listen (and hopefully fall asleep) to some sleepytime chitchat with me - because sometimes the best conversations are done barely awake.